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Michele Tine

Associate Professor of Education

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Many consider education to be a great equalizer in American society, providing children from impoverished areas the opportunity to succeed. Yet, the income achievement gap is the widest it has been in fifty years and it persists across grade levels. I conduct lab and school based research that focuses on (1) identifying cognitive processes that underlie the income achievement gap and (2) creating efficacious research-based interventions for low-income students. Much of my current work focuses on how these topics differ in rural versus urban poverty.

As a teacher, my goal is to help undergraduates understand the science of how children learn and develop, apply the principles to problems typical in the field, and transfer and adapt the information to novel contexts.

Diversity and inclusivity are necessary partners. Without inclusivity, the benefits of diversity— an increase in understanding, improvement in performance, enhanced innovation, and heightened levels of satisfaction—will not be realized. We commit to investments in both, to create a community in which difference is valued, where each individual's identity and contributions are treated with respect, and where differences lead to a strengthened identity for all.

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Gurin, P. (1999b). New research on the benefits of diversity in college and beyond: An empirical analysis. Diversity Digest, 3(3).